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• Chair and members of the committee, my name is Carl Hunt.
• ,<01:15:05.280> to resources director, Carl Hunt, to resources director, Carl Hunt, to discuss
• I'm the capital resource Carl Hunt.
• <01:18:13.040> Hunt thank you uh commissioner and Mr.
• Hunt thank you uh commissioner and Mr.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

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• BUSINESSES AND IN ITS FORMAT IT GIVES THIS DISCOUNTED OR FREE LICENSURES' FOR MILITARY RESERVES FOR HUNTING
• WE HAD TO SEPARATE THESE OUT BECAUSE WE ARE ADDING TWO IN ONE AREA SO WHAT THIS DOES IS REMOVE THE HUNTING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Senate File 1251, an act relating to game and fish, removing expiration of crossbow hunting and fishing
• early season deer hunt opportunity with with<00:57:00.160> this<00:57:01.000> with<00:
• And it's great for the older hunters who love to hunt earlier in the season when it's not so cold, and
• And it'd be a shame not to hunting.
• earlier in the season when love to hunt earlier in the season when it's<00:59:35.400> not<00:

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House first took up House File 1794, which would remove the post-graduate collaborative practice requirement for advanced practice registered nurses. The author and several supporters argued the bill would reduce barriers to practice, improve access to primary care and mental health services, especially in rural areas, and align Minnesota with other states. Supporters cited backing from APRN organizations and said the Board of Nursing had no concerns, while opponents, led by Representative Liebling, argued the current one-year collaborative period is a patient-safety safeguard that gives new APRNs needed experience working with physicians before practicing independently. After debate and questions about how the current requirement works in practice, the House passed the bill 119-12. The House then considered House File 4595, which changes licensure reciprocity rules for marriage and family therapists. Representative Schumacher said the bill would expand access to mental health care at no cost by making it easier for qualified out-of-state therapists to obtain Minnesota licenses, eliminating a five-year waiting period and other barriers while maintaining standards through background checks and a jurisprudence exam. Supporters, including Representatives Bierman and Gilman, emphasized workforce shortages and the value of more therapy access for families and relationships. The Board of Marriage and Family Therapy was noted as neutral, and the bill passed unanimously, 133-0. Finally, the House began debate on House File 4493, which would authorize pharmacists to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense certain drugs for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine/Suboxone. Representative Baker said the bill would save lives by allowing people to access treatment immediately through local pharmacies, especially in greater Minnesota, and help them through withdrawal when they are most likely to seek help. The transcript cuts off during the opening of discussion on this bill, before any vote or final action is shown.

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• I've continued the tradition of agate hunting with my four kids, now ages 13 to 21, via trips to Grand
• I've continued the tradition of agate hunting with my four kids, now ages 13 to 21, via trips to Grand
• for agots were made memories of hunting for agots were made on<01:08:54.799> the<01:08:54.960
• continued the tradition of AGOT hunting continued the tradition of AGOT hunting with<01:09:05.679
• We'll take about a minute or so break as we hunt down... saw her here. saw her here.

Bills: HF3793, HF3699, HF793, HF3322, HF3426

Keywords: groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements

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• Kasha Hunt, with Political Solutions, here on behalf of the American Academy...
• Kasha Hunt with Political Solutions, here on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in support
• Kasha Hunt with Political Solutions on behalf of the California Dermatologists.
• Kasha Hunt with Political Solutions on behalf of the California dermatologists.
• Kasha Hunt with Political Solutions here on behalf of March of Dimes in support. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I am a hunted person.
• I am hunted on a regular basis by the federal government because of my skin color and because of my status
• I am a hunted person.
• I am a hunted person.
• I am a hunted person.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3403, authored by Vice Chair Rep. Kazowski, and first adopted an A1 amendment. The amendment made technical and implementation changes recommended by the Department of Revenue, allowed a small portion of funds for county and tribal administrative costs, and clarified timing and reporting for spent and unspent funds. After the amendment was adopted, the bill was moved to Ways and Means. Rep. Kazowski described HF 3403 as a $50 million emergency rental assistance measure to help stabilize households facing eviction, with $44 million directed to counties and $6 million reserved for tribal nations, administered through the Department of Revenue using the existing local homeless prevention aid formula. Supporters said the bill would provide immediate, targeted help to renters and landlords, prevent evictions, and reduce downstream costs to shelters, schools, employers, and health systems. Several testifiers, including representatives from Greater Twin Cities United Way, St. Louis County, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, social workers, a resident, and tribal housing leaders, said local resources were insufficient to meet rising need and emphasized the impact of federal immigration enforcement and related economic disruption on families, workers, and communities. Testimony highlighted sharp increases in rental assistance requests, rising eviction filings, depleted county funds, and the strain on nonprofit and mutual aid efforts. County and city officials said emergency rental assistance and related legal services had already prevented thousands of evictions, but current funding was not enough. Tribal testimony stressed disproportionate homelessness among Native Americans and supported the bill’s tribal allocation. During member discussion, Rep. Amani Hiltsley said the bill was an economic stabilization tool and requested a roll call vote, noting safeguards against fraud and the broader costs of inaction.

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• If you're familiar with hunting as I am, my husband is a wildlife scientist.
• It doesn't make hunting very successful for us.
• That's a picture of my husband and my son hunting elk, excuse me, deer and antelope.
• It's not just about going out and hunting and taking what you can and leaving everything there.
• We have deer dinners and celebrations of the success of the hunts.

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• season or something that allows take outside of the normal hunting season.
• partners trying to make sure that we have good information to get out to our landowner members with hunting
• In that surveillance part, whether it's a game camera out there, pre-season scouting, or during hunting
• Kind of an extension of the hunting season but specific to screw worm management.
• And Texas is a wonderful place to be in the ranching and hunting world.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• This bill provides for hunting and trapping education.
• this legislation into the public school code, we are involving the Department of Education in our hunting
• The legislation is widely recognized for modernizing the state's hunting framework and expanding opportunities
• This is supported by the majority of the hunting organizations.

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and first handled routine business including postponing approval of the prior journal and confirming a quorum. Several committee reports were adopted, including measures from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, after testimony from Rep. DeLosier and discussion of a constituent’s experience with severe scoliosis; the resolution passed 201-1. The House then adopted a series of additional resolutions and bills, including Diaper Need Awareness Week, a study on PANS/PANDAS, 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and a resolution commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania. It also passed bills on Sunshine Act agenda notice changes, veteran death notifications, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, township audit deadlines, first responder memorials, road transfers, parole board succession, and restrictions on HOA limits for rooftop solar. The solar bill drew multiple failed amendments on HOA voting rules, native plants, energy-source discrimination, and net metering; one amendment on indemnification for elected officials at special events was adopted. In final passage votes, the House approved legislation to prohibit NDAs related to data centers, with debate centered on transparency and local control; it passed 171-31. The chamber also passed bills allowing Pittsburgh school administrators to collectively bargain, requiring hunting and trapping education options in schools, expanding SWIF’s equity investment authority, and scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule 3 controlled substance. The Counseling Compact bill and a parole-record privilege bill both passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the House signed those measures for presentation to the Governor. The session ended with referrals of new bills to committees, a motion to adjourn, and adjournment until July 1, 2026.

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• This bill provides for hunting and trapping education.
• this legislation into the public school code, we are involving the Department of Education in our hunting
• The The legislation is widely recognized for modernizing the state's hunting framework and expanding
• This is supported by the majority of the hunting organizations.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including a student advocate and family members connected to a resolution on scoliosis awareness. The chamber first took up committee reports from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, and later Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, agreeing to the reported bills and resolutions. House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, was adopted 201-1 after remarks describing the condition and the advocacy of a young constituent. The House also adopted resolutions designating Diaper Need Awareness Week, directing a study on PANS/PANDAS, recognizing 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania, with broad bipartisan support. The House then considered several bills on final passage. House Bill 2146, updating the Sunshine Act’s 24-hour agenda notice rule after a court ruling, and Senate Bills 130, 511, 971, 972, 1181, and 1235 were agreed to. House Bill 1239, limiting HOA restrictions on rooftop solar, drew multiple amendments; some were withdrawn, and others failed on tied votes, after debate over HOA governance, native plants, and net metering. House Bill 2219, on license plates and transportation provisions, had an amendment agreed to removing indemnification language for elected officials at special events, and then passed as amended. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, saw an amendment to preserve limited non-competes fail, and the bill passed. House Bill 2359, prohibiting government NDAs related to data centers, passed 171-31 after extensive debate over transparency and local control. The chamber also passed House Bill 2455, granting Pittsburgh school administrators collective bargaining rights, despite objections that existing appeal protections already exist; it passed 106-96. House Bill 2460, creating hunting and trapping education provisions, passed 180-22 after debate over whether it duplicated existing law and imposed a mandate. House Bill 2499, expanding the State Workers’ Insurance Fund’s equity investment authority, passed 173-29. House Bill 2529, scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance, passed 198-4 amid testimony about overdose risks and concerns about criminalization. Senate Bill 604, joining the Counseling Compact, passed 188-14, and Senate Bill 1259, clarifying parole record privilege and expanding notice to denied parole applicants, passed unanimously 202-0. The House then made referrals and committee assignments, signed the two Senate bills for presentation to the Governor, and adjourned until July 1, 2026.

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• My name is Dan Hunt, the House chair of the special commission on consolidation and cooperation amongst
• My name is Dan Hunt, the House chair of the special commission on consolidation and cooperation amongst
• Thank you, Chairperson Brownsberger and Chairperson Hunt, and the members of the special commission for
• Thank you, Chairperson, Brownsberg, and Chairperson Hunt, and the members of the Special Commission for

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special commission on consolidation and cooperation among public safety agencies held a hearing focused on union and correctional staff testimony. Chair Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger opened by noting the commission’s extensive site visits and prior testimony, and they recognized Correctional Officers Week. Union representatives from KOUF, NCEU, AFSCME, and local county correctional unions described the daily realities of correctional work, emphasizing staff safety, staffing shortages, retention problems, mental health impacts, and the need to preserve local sheriff’s offices and collective bargaining agreements. Testimony centered on several recurring concerns: violence inside facilities, the spread of synthetic drugs such as K2, inmate suicides and suicide attempts, and the strain these issues place on officers, EMS, and local resources. Speakers also raised concerns about gender-identity housing policies, arguing they can create safety and workplace issues for staff, and urged more support for officer wellness, debriefing, and programs like OnSide Academy. Several witnesses argued that county facilities should remain locally controlled and that consolidation with the Department of Correction would weaken programming, staffing, and community-based reentry work. One witness described the Norwegian correctional model as a possible source of ideas for more rehabilitative approaches. Commission members responded with support for correctional staff and asked questions about K2 detection, paperless systems, EMS transports, and possible metrics to quantify incidents and facility needs. Members also discussed the importance of individualized assessments of each facility rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. The commission voted to seek an extension of its reporting deadline from September 30 to November 30, and agreed to continue site visits, including the upcoming Barnstable visit and a June 15 hearing. The meeting adjourned after the motion passed.

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• That was done based on testimony that was making sure that people who wanted to have hunting dog kennels
• c><00:05:15.440> wanted<00:05:15.919> to<00:05:16.240> have<00:05:16.479> hunting
• that people who wanted to have hunting that people who wanted to have hunting dog<00:05:17.039><

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up several Senate amendments and concurred in them after brief explanations from committee members. On House Bill 841, relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures, the House suspended rules, heard that the Senate had removed or revised several provisions — including a certified rabies vaccinator program, a fixed limit on breeding dogs, rescue-organization data reporting, and some advertising language — and then concurred 9-0-2 in committee and by voice vote. On House Bill 938, establishing the Vermont homelessness response continuum, members reviewed Senate changes clarifying funding eligibility, municipal grant applications, emergency assistance timing, fair-hearing procedures, rulemaking timelines, a unified housing voucher framework, and a shift of $500,000 from emergency hotel/motel spending to a Burlington day shelter; the House concurred after a question about the fiscal note was answered by noting the amount matched the governor’s budget and existing appropriations. The House also concurred in the Senate amendment to House Bill 941, which would have created a study committee on municipal regulation of agriculture, but the Senate struck that study-group language; the House committee supported concurrence 7-0-1, saying the underlying bill should move forward even without the study group. The House then considered House Bill 957, approving amendments to the Williston charter. The committee explained that the town had voted to eliminate the office of listers and replace it with contracted professionally qualified assessors, with transitional language ending lister terms after passage or upon hiring an assessor; the committee recommended passage 9-0-2, the House ordered third reading, suspended rules to place the bill in all remaining stages, passed it, and voted to message it to the Senate forthwith. At the end of the session, the House noted two additional committee reports: Senate Bill 64 on optometrists was referred to Ways and Means, and Senate Bill 313 on career technical education was referred to Appropriations. The House then adjourned until May 22, 2026, at 10 a.m.

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• It's a witch hunt jumping around. I know. Thank you. Ready? I'm ready. Okay.
• >> It's<00:15:00.320> a<00:15:00.480> witch<00:15:00.720> hunt<00:15:01.120
• >> It's a witch hunt jumping around. >> It's a witch hunt jumping around.

Bills: SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, HB224, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, HB224, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226

Keywords: supplemental appropriation, FY2025 budget, general fund, Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy, Unified Judicial System, court automation, advanced technology and data exchange, judiciary funding, transportation debt service, highway bonds, bridge bonds, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALDOT, public highways, federal matching funds, state appropriations, bond principal and interest, special funds, budget amendment, SB143

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• The congressman had some for those of us that like to hunt.
• of us<00:24:23.919> that<00:24:24.080> like<00:24:24.240> to<00:24:24.320> hunt
• you<00:24:24.799> saw<00:24:25.039> the<00:24:25.120> the us that like to hunt
• If you saw the the us that like to hunt.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, then established a quorum and approved the journal from January 13, 2026. Committee reports were received and several bills were advanced on first reading, including Senate Bills 38, 29, 49, 10, 51, 7, 28, and 30, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9. New measures were introduced covering credit union financial services (SB 87), protection from extreme weather (SB 88), and resolutions recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day (SR 38), Kentucky member mentorship month (SR 39), and Burn Awareness Week (SR 40). The chamber then recessed for committee meetings and later received a Committee on Committees report referring bills to Education, Judiciary, Veterans/Military Affairs/Public Protection, and placing Senate Resolutions 33 and 34 on the floor calendar. Members also made several announcements and co-sponsorship requests. Senator from Shelby highlighted Transportation Committee approval of Senate Bill 7 by a unanimous 9-0 vote and described it as priority legislation to return driver’s license renewals to local county offices. The Senate also heard that the Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee would meet the next morning, the Economic Development Committee would not meet that week, and legislators were invited to a breakfast reception hosted by Kentucky credit unions. Additional co-sponsorships were requested for various bills, including SB 7, SB 38, SB 39, SB 46, SB 51, SB 57, SB 76, SB 77, SB 86, SB 101, and SB 3851. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 32, honoring the life of Tatum Elizabeth Dale, a Kentucky public servant and congressional staff member, after several senators spoke in support and shared personal remembrances. The resolution expressed sympathy to her family and directed that a copy be delivered to them. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 28, honoring Charles William Kennedy. No floor amendments were introduced, and the Senate adjourned until 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

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• These treasured experiences, hunting, fishing, camping, and spending countless hours outdoors on the
• year in Alaska hiking glaciers and running the Anchorage Half Marathon, to our annual family dove hunting
• of my constituents, and Americans highly value this land. their ability to access these lands for hunting
• Travnick, you spoke of how you grew up and loved to hunt and fish and everything.

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• does and does not do the funding go as a symbol of hope for our state in a dark time once almost hunted
• The campaign to cement deceptive language into the Florida Constitution, making hunting with traditional
• And without a vote by the commissioners, he instructed staff to come back with the design for a hunt.
• It's a virtual public meeting on 3/13/2024. members of the public who oppose the bear hunt were denied

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Additional supporters listed were Douglas Miller, Nancy Cook, Tiffany Edwards Hunt, Lyn Modol, Michael
• :18.799> support<00:21:19.799> Tiffany<00:21:20.279> Edwards<00:21:20.799> hunt
• <00:21:21.760> in Cook in support Tiffany Edwards hunt in Cook in support Tiffany Edwards
• hunt in support<00:21:22.720> Lyn support Lyn support Lyn modol<00:21:24.600> and<00:21

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard several bills on January 27, 2025. SB 24, relating to identification, would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to help inmates obtain civil ID cards and other vital documents for reentry. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from DCR, the Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission, DHS, the Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, health and youth advocates, and others, with comments emphasizing that reentry should begin on day one and that lack of identification is a major barrier to housing and employment. A senator asked about the low number of IDs issued in 2022 and DCR said it already has a satellite ID card machine at Hālawa and plans to procure more for other facilities. The committee recommended passage of SB 24 as is. SB 474, relating to psychologists, would require DCR clinical psychologists to obtain licensure within 10 years of employment and would sunset in 2035. DCR strongly supported the bill, citing a severe staffing shortage, low exam passage rates, and many vacant positions, while the Hawaiʻi Psychological Association expressed concerns and one testifier argued psychologists serving incarcerated people should be licensed before employment. Committee members questioned whether the 10-year period was too long and discussed alternative solutions such as pay incentives and shortage differentials. The committee ultimately recommended passage with amendments, shortening the licensure period to 5 years, moving the sunset to July 1, 2030, and making other technical changes. SB 353, relating to emergency management, would clarify emergency authority, bar suspension of public records or vital statistics requests during emergencies, define “severe warning,” and allow the legislature or city councils to terminate a state of emergency. DHS and HMA opposed the bill, arguing it could limit executive flexibility and cut off access to the major disaster fund, while supporters included public-interest and good-government groups. The committee discussed whether legislative termination authority could interfere with ongoing emergency response and recovery, with the bill’s sponsor explaining it was aimed more at situations where emergency conditions have ended, such as prolonged COVID-era proclamations. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including a delayed effective date and committee report notes referencing DHS request data and HMA’s opposition. The committee also heard SB 259, relating to recordkeeping for secondhand dealers and pawn brokers, and SB 37, relating to recordings of law enforcement activities. SB 259 was set for amendment and deferred decision-making to January 29, 2025, so the committee could seek input from HPD. SB 37 drew support from the Legal Clinic and other advocates, with a clarifying question about civil enforcement actions, and the committee recommended passage with amendments and a delayed effective date. The meeting concluded with the committee adopting its recommendations and adjourning.

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• Representative Hunt, this is my second time in front of you in 14 years.
• Representative Hunt, I heard you refer earlier, are you losing it?
• Can I brag just a second about that, Representative Hunt?"
• Okay. >> [laughter] Good afternoon, Chairman Hunt and members of the committee.
• Good afternoon, Chair Hunt and members of the committee.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I remember during our committee hearing around hunting, you made the point that hunting rights are under
• I understand that for many people, the right to hunting is fundamental to their family foundation.
• I remember during our committee hearing around hunting, you made the point of hunting rights are under
• But the fact that you brought it up here, I understand that for many people, the right to hunting is
• But if your argument is to vote for hunting because they are under attack... You.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Uh, currently you have to be 10 to start hunting bear.
• They would not be able to hunt, but then by the time they're 10, they could be able to hunt bear.
• It raises revenue for the DNR and it keeps kids hunting. Thank you, Mr. President. Vote yes.
• <01:56:46.320> Uh, could hunt bear. The DNR likes this. Uh, could hunt bear.
• <01:57:02.480> Vote hunting. Thank you, Mr. President. Vote hunting. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all